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　　标题：HelpingAnxiousParentsRaiseCalmerKids
　　source：psychcentral丨byJaniceWood
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　　Anewstudyfindsthatafamilyinterventioncanhelpanxiousparentsraisecalmkids。
　　Childrenofanxiousparentsareatanincreasedriskofdevelopinganxiety，butthatdoesn’thavetobethecase，accordingtonewresearchbyUniversityofConnecticutHealthpsychiatristDr。GoldaGinsburg。
　　GinsburgandhercolleaguesatJohnsHopkinsUniversitytestedaoneyearfamilytherapyinterventionaspartofastudyof136familieswithatleastoneparentwithanxietyandatleastonechildbetweentheagesofsixand13。
　　Thestudy，publishedinTheAmericanJournalofPsychiatry，foundfamilybasedinterventionworks。Onlyninepercentofchildrenwhoparticipatedinatherapistdirectedfamilyinterventiondevelopedanxietyafteroneyear，comparedto21percentinagroupthatreceivedwritteninstruction，and31percentinthegroupthatdidnotreceiveanytherapyorwritteninstruction。
　　Thefindingunderscoresthevulnerabilityofoffspringofanxiousparents，Ginsburgsaid。Ifwecanidentifykidsatrisk，let’stryandpreventthis。
　　Anxietytendstoruninfamilies，withupto50percentofchildrenofanxiousparentsgrowinguptobeanxiousthemselves，shenoted。
　　Anxietyandfearareprotectiveandadaptive，Ginsburgsaid。Butinanxiouskidstheymaynotbe，becausethesechildrenhavethoughtsaboutdangerandthreatwhentherereallyisn’tone。
　　Bothinborntemperamentandlifeexperiencesplayarole，shesaid。Themorenegativeexperiencesapersonhasgrowingup，thegreaterthelikelihoodheorshewillstrugglewithanxietyasanadult。
　　Butthereisalsoacomponentofanxietythatislearned，taughtinadvertentlybyparentswhomodelthebehavior，shesaid。It’stheselearnedbehaviorsandthoughtpatternsthatinterventionscanhelpchange，sheclaimed。
　　Mostoftheadultswhoparticipatedinthestudystruggledinschoolanddidn’ttellanyone。Theydidn’traisetheirhands，ortheygotsickbeforeexams。Theymightnothavehadanyfriends。Asadults，theiranxietylimitstheiractivitiesandsometimesthoseoftheirfamilymembers。
　　Duringthestudy，someofthefamiliesparticipatedineight，hourlongsessionswithatrainedtherapistoveraperiodoftwomonths。Otherswerejustgivenapamphletthatcontainedgeneralinformationaboutanxietydisordersandtreatments。Stillothersreceivednothingatall。
　　Thefamilieswhoparticipatedintherapyweretaughttoidentifythesignsofanxietyandhowtoreduceit。Theypracticedproblemsolvingskills，andexercisedsafeexposurestowhatevermadetheirchildanxious。
　　Oneofthewaystoreduceanxietyisarealitycheck，accordingtoGinsburg，suchaslearningtorecognizewhenafearishealthyandworthpayingattentionto，likeagrowlingdog，orunhealthy，likeasuspicionthatthebirthdaycakeispoisoned。
　　Wetaughtthekidshowtoidentifyscarythoughts，andhowtochangethem，Ginsburgsaid。
　　Forexample，ifachildisafraidofcatsandencountersoneinthestreet，shecanfirstidentifythescarythought：Thatcatisgoingtohurtme。Thenshecantestthatthought：Isitlikelythatthecatwillhurtme？No，thecatdoesn’tlookangry。Itisn’tbaringitsteethorhissing，it’sjustsittingthere。OK，Icanwalkpastthatcatanditwon’tdoanything。
　　Theresearchersfoundthat，ingeneral，childrenwhoparticipatedintheinterventionhadloweranxietyoverallthanchildrenwhodidnotparticipateintheinterventionwiththeirfamilies。
　　TheresearchersnowhavereceivedfundingfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealthforafollowuptoseewhethertheeffectsaremaintainedovertime。
　　Ginsburgsaidshewonderswhethertherewouldbevalueinprovidingregularmentalhealthcheckupsforfamilies。Sheaddedsheisconsideringapproachinginsurersaboutofferingthistofamiliesatrisk，toseeifitlowerstheirhealthcarecostsoverall。
　　I’dsayweneedtochangeourmodelofmentalhealthtoacheckupmethodlikegoingtothedentisteverysixmonths，shesaid。